would go on to critical acclaim, with the Pearce-Cabana series being voted Third Runner-Up for "Feud of the Year" by Pro Wrestling Illustrated for all of professional wrestling in 2012. The film (produced and directed by Adam Pearce) would garner similar praise and would tour the United States on a limited festival run with stops in Chicago and New York. The DVD box set compilation was given a five-star review by Amazon.com, though it is currently out of print. Other notable promotions and retirement (2010–2014) Adam Pearce made his WFX Wrestling debut at 'Conflict of Interest to the Extreme 2010'. He defended the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Wavell Starr, and later in the event attacked Shane Douglas with the NWA Title belt, avenging Douglas' casting aside of the same title in 1994. On July 20, 2011, Pearce debuted as U.S. Marshal Adam J. Pearce at Juggalo Championship Wrestling's event Above The Law. There he aligned himself with Officer Colt Cabana, whom he later helped win the JCW World Heavyweight Championship. On March 28, 2013, Pearce appeared on Impact Wrestling as it was announced that he would compete in a TNA Gut Check match against Magno for next week. On the April 4, 2013, edition of Impact Wrestling Pearce defeated Magno in a winning effort by holding the ring ropes in a TNA Gut Check match. The following week he was eliminated from the contest. Pearce retired as an active professional wrestler on December 21, 2014, following a television taping of Championship Wrestling from Hollywood. Pearce lost to Colt Cabana on the card in what was the ninth and final chapter of their Seven Levels of Hate series. Pearce would soon relocate to Florida to join WWE full-time as a coach and producer at the WWE Performance Center. Return to WWE Trainer and producer (2013–present) Pearce returned to the now-renamed World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) when he first worked as a guest coach and trainer from December 2 through 6, 2013. He would continue to appear as a guest coach and trainer several times during 2014. On December 11, 2014, Pearce worked as a producer on WWE's NXT TakeOver: R Evolution event, making him the first unsigned Independent Contractor to produce live WWE programming. In May 2015, Pearce signed to join WWE full-time as a trainer at the WWE Performance Center and producer for NXT. He has since been promoted to